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dom⋅i⋅no

1  [dom-uh-noh]
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–noun, plural -noes.
1. a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
2. dominoes, (used with a singular verb) any of various games played with such pieces, usually by matching the ends of pieces and laying the dominoes down in lines and angular patterns.
Origin:
1710–20; perh. special use of domino 2
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dom⋅i⋅no

2  [dom-uh-noh]
–noun, plural -noes, -nos.
1. a large, hooded cloak with a mask covering the eyes, worn at masquerades.
2. the mask.
3. a person wearing such dress.
Origin:
1710–20; < It: hood and mask costume < ML or MF: black hood worn by priests in winter; obscurely akin to L dominus lord

Dom⋅i⋅no

  [dom-uh-noh]
–noun
Antoine (“Fats”), born 1928, U.S. rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer, and composer.
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dom·i·no 1   (dŏm'ə-nō')   
n.   pl. dom·i·noes or dom·i·nos

    1. A small rectangular wood or plastic block, the face of which is divided into halves, each half being blank or marked by dots resembling those on dice.

    2. dominoes or dominos (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A game played with a set of these small blocks, generally 28 in number.

  2. A country expected to react politically to events as predicted by the domino theory: "The dominos did indeed fall in Indochina" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)


[French, probably from domino, mask, perhaps because of the resemblance between the eyeholes and the spots on some of the tiles; see domino2.]
dom·i·no 2   (dŏm'ə-nō')   
n.   pl. dom·i·noes or dom·i·nos

    1. A costume consisting of a hooded robe worn with an eye mask at a masquerade.

    2. The mask so worn.

  2. One wearing this costume.


[French, probably from Latin (benedīcāmus) dominō, (let us praise) the Lord, dative of dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]
Dom·i·no   (dŏm'ə-nō')   
American singer, pianist, and songwriter whose popular rhythm and blues songs of the early 1950s include "Ain't It A Shame" and "Blue Monday."
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Slang Dictionary
domino

  1. n.
    a one-hundred-dollar bill. : How many dominos is that going to cost?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

domino 
1801, from Fr. domino (1771), probably (on comparison of the black tiles of the game) from the meaning "hood with a cloak worn by canons or priests," from L. dominus "lord, master" (see domain), but the connection is not clear. Klein thinks it might be directly from dominus, "because he who has first disposed his pieces becomes 'the master.' " Metaphoric use in geopolitics is from April 1954, first used by U.S. President Eisenhower in a "New York Times" piece, in reference to what happens when you set up a row of dominos and knock the first one down.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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domino

simple gambling card game playable by two to eight players. The full deck of 52 cards is dealt out singly, so some hands may contain one more card than others. All players ante an agreed amount to a betting pool. In some circles anyone dealt one card fewer than others must ante an extra chip. Each player in turn, starting at the dealer's left, must play one card to the layout if legally able or otherwise must add one counter to the pool. The first player must play a 7. The next must play either the 8 or the 6 of the same suit to one long side of it or another 7 above or below it. Thereafter, each must play a card of the same suit and in unbroken sequence with one already on the table or another 7 if any are left. Sequences build up to the king in one direction and down to the ace in the other. The first player out of cards wins the pool, to which the others must add one chip for each unplayed card

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